Konica Minolta magicolor 2430 DL Quick start guide

Technical Guide

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January 2005

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Specs at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Duty Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Print Speeds by Page Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
First-Page-Out Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Weights and Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Operating Environment Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Printer Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Compatibility and Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Media Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Standard Media Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Print Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Imageable Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Supported Media Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Advanced Document Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Media Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Toner Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Drum Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Consumable Yields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
In-box Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Replacement Consumables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Consumables Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Contents

Printer Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Convenient Printer Management Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PageScope Web Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Printer Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cancel Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Menu/Select Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Left and Right Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Up and Down Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Camera Direct Photo Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
USB Host Port with PictBridge Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Camera Direct Photo Print Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Color Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Professional Color Tools for Both Novices and Professionals . . . . 23
Automatic ICC-Based Color Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ICC Device Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Enhanced Automatic Image Density Control (eAIDC). . . . . . . . . . 24
Options & Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Duplex Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lower Feeder Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Introduction
The magicolor®2430 DL is a network-ready color laser printer for small
businesses, workgroups, and home offices. Its small price, small size,
and speeds up to 20 monochrome pages or 5 full-color pages per
minute make it a perfect replacement for your old inkjet printer. It’s also
the first color laser printer to come equipped with camera-direct photo
printing. You can print clear, crisp, durable pictures at up to 2400 x 600
dpi resolution directly from any PictBridge-enabled digital camera—with
no computer required!
KONICA MINOLTA designed the magicolor 2430 DL to be ready for
printing right out of the box. The CD-ROM that ships with the printer
includes all drivers, utilities, and documentation necessary for installing
and operating the printer in any home or small business. It’s extremely
easy to use, and it functions seamlessly with computers running
Windows®Server 2003, XP, 2000, Me, 98SE, and NT 4.0 as well as
Macintosh®OS 10.2+ and Linux®Red Hat 8.0+ and SuSE 8.1+.
Maintaining the magicolor 2430 DL is also simple and straightforward.
The toner cartridge and drum cartridge are separately replaceable for
more economical use, and the printer comes with a one-year exchange
warranty.
This Technical Guide is intended for use by KONICA MINOLTA
sales personnel and reseller partners. It includes complete
information about the magicolor 2430 DL and provides
data that can help you explain the features of the
printer to customers. For the most complete and
up-to-date information on the printer, be sure to
check our password-protected Reseller Partner
Program web site at
printer.konicaminolta.com/reseller

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Specs at a Glance
An overview of the magicolor 2430 DL’s features.
Print Method Electrophotographic color laser
Processor ARM9, 130 MHz
Print Speed Up to 20 monochrome ppm (letter/A4)
Up to 5 color ppm (letter/A4)
Resolution Up to 2400 x 600 dpi
Duty Cycle Up to 35,000 letter/A4 prints/month
Camera-Direct Photo PictBridge 1.0
Print (Additional 256 MB RAM required for
full functionality and best quality)
Memory 32 MB on the controller board
Upgradable to 544 MB via 1 DIMM
connector
Standard Interfaces USB 2.0 (High-Speed)
USB 1.1 Host Port for Camera-Direct
Photo Print
Ethernet 10/100BaseTX
Media Sizes Up to legal (8.5"x14"/216x356 mm)
Media Input 200-sheet multipurpose tray
Optional 500-sheet Lower Feeder Unit
Duplex Option
Media Output 200-sheet face-down tray
Print Media Types Plain/recycled paper, glossy stock,
thick stock, OHP transparencies,
postcards, laser-quality labels,
envelopes
Software Utilities Printer drivers for Windows Server
2003, XP, 2000, Me, 98SE, and NT 4.0;
Macintosh OS X (v. 10.2+); Linux Red
Hat 8.0+, SuSE 8.1+
Status Display for Windows
Color Control Enhanced Automatic Image Density
Control (eAIDC) built-in calibration,
Automatic ICC-based color matching
Compatibility Windows Server 2003, XP, 2000, Me,
98SE, and NT 4.0
Macintosh OS X (v. 10.2+)
Linux Red Hat 8.0, and SuSE 8.1
Warranty One-year exchange

Engine
Excellent print quality and durability are hallmarks
of the magicolor 2430 DL print engine.
Type
The magicolor 2430 DL is based on the KONICA MINOLTA NC-L7001
laser printer engine. The engine features selectable resolutions of
600 x 600, 1200 x 600, and 2400 x 600 dpi.
Duty Cycle
35,000 prints (letter/A4 size) per month maximum.
Print Speeds by Page Size
Page Size* Monochrome (Black) Full Color Simplex/Duplex
Letter/A4 20 ppm 5 ppm Simplex
Letter/A4 11.4 ppm 5 ppm Duplex
Legal 10 ppm 2.5 ppm Simplex
A5 19 ppm 5 ppm Simplex
B5 20 ppm 5 ppm Simplex
* Normal paper
First-Page-Out Times*
Page Size** Monochrome (Black) Full Color Simplex/Duplex
Letter/A4 12 seconds 21 seconds Simplex
Letter/A4 26 seconds 32 seconds Duplex
Legal 13 seconds 31 seconds Simplex
A5 12 seconds 21 seconds Simplex
B5 12 seconds 21 seconds Simplex
* From an idle, ready state
** Normal paper
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The magicolor 2430 DL produces high-
quality prints like the one above at full speed
in 600 x 600 dpi, 1200 x 600 dpi, and
2400 x 600 dpi resolutions.

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Weights and Dimensions
Packaging
Width Depth Height
23.3" (591 mm) 19.5" (496 mm) 20.6" (522 mm)
Printer (with multipurpose tray extended)
Width Depth Height
16.9" (430 mm) 19.8" (502 mm) 13.4" (341 mm)
Printer (with optional lower feeder unit and duplex option)
Width Depth Height
16.9" (430 mm) 22.1" (561 mm) 18.0" (457 mm)
Weight
Shipping (printer) 54 lbs (24 kg)
Shipping (lower feeder unit) 15 lbs (6.8 kg)
Shipping (duplex option) 7.5 lbs (3.4 kg)
Printer only with consumables 44 lbs (20 kg)
Printer only without consumables 39.6 lbs (18 kg)
Operating Environment Conditions
Power supply 110–127 V, 50–60 Hz
Power consumption 1,100 W maximum
600 W or less (monochrome printing)
450 W or less (color printing)
250 W or less (standby)
28 W or less (Energy Saver)
Temperature (operating) 50°–95° F (10 –35° C)
Humidity (operating) 15–85% RH
Noise 53 dB or less (printing)
39 dB or less (standby)
Use the Status Display to change the time interval
before the printer goes into Energy Saver mode.
Choices range from Off to 60 minutes.

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Clearance dimensions (front view)
Clearance dimensions (side view)

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Controller
The magicolor 2430 DL uses the power of the
host computer’s operating system to deliver great
performance for less cost.
Type
The magicolor 2430 DL uses an easy-to-access controller with 32 MB
SDRAM on board.
Processor
The magicolor 2430 DL uses the power of the host computer’s
operating system for processing documents prior to printing. The
printer’s controller features a ARM9 130 MHz ASIC for imaging the
document.
Connectivity
Three interfaces are integrated into the magicolor 2430 DL’s controller:
The USB 2.0 (High-Speed) compliant interface provides a 4-pin
Series B connector and runs at 480 Mbps. This “Plug and Play”
interface supports Windows Server 2003, XP, 2000, Me, and
98SE; Macintosh OS X 10.2+; and Linux Red Hat 8.0+ and SuSE
8.1+ operating systems.
The Ethernet 10/100BaseTX autosensing interface operates on
both the traditional 10 Mbps LAN and 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
networks, and it supports TCP/IP, IPP, DHCP, BOOTP, HTTP,
SNMP, SLP, LPR, Rendezvous, and Raw Port protocols.
The USB 1.1 Host Port, conveniently located on the front of the
printer, features PictBridge 1.0 compatibility for quick photo prints.
Printer Memory
The magicolor 2430 DL’s 32 MB RAM is sufficient for printing all
supported page sizes (simplex and duplex) at all supported resolutions.
One DIMM slot is available for upgrading printer memory up to 544 MB.
Additional memory can improve the printer’s performance, especially in
a network environment. Increasing the host computer’s memory may
also improve transmission speed and overall performance of the printer.
For full functionality and best quality camera-direct photo printing
(PictBridge), an additional 256 MB RAM is required. Standard printer
memory does not support high-resolution or index prints from
PictBridge.
The magicolor 2430 DL’s USB 2.0
(High-Speed) and 10/100BaseTX Ethernet
(IEEE 802.3) interfaces allow it to serve one
or many users.